Today's makeup tip and trick will answer all of those questions. I will be sharing with you three awesome ways to maximize the use of your cream concealer. If you have been using your cream concealer just to spot treat your blemishes and skin discoloration, then, you probably are missing out on some amazing tricks that your concealer can do for you. This trick will change the way you apply your concealer and change your look in the most subtle way.
Let's begin. In this makeup tutorial, you will only need a cream concealer (the closest color to your skin) and a small brush with defined edges. In my case, I am using the Mac Studio Finish Concealer in NC30 and a detailer brush from Real Techniques, which comes from their face brush set.
Perfectly Shaped Lips/Cupid Bows
If you find yourself sloppily putting on your lipsticks- which by the way I am guilty of, then your cream concealer is your friend. A bleeding lipstick (lipstick that goes out of your natural lip line) is not so flattering. It will make you look like you do not know how to use your makeup or that you are a novice teenager, who have just discovered makeup. Either ways it's not good. This trick is especially useful when you are wearing bold vivid lip colors.
- So, to give you those perfectly shaped cupid bows (see the circled part on the pic above), reach for your brush and cream concealer. Dab your brush to your concealer making sure you cover the tip of the bristles
- Carefully draw the natural shape of your lips and give more detailed attention on shaping the curves of your cupid bows (the arch on your upper lips).
- Finally, slightly press the concealer with your fingers so that the warmth from your hands melt or blends the concealer to your skin further.
Perfectly Applied Eye Shadow or Winged Liner
This technique is especially helpful if you want to get a well-defined cat eye look (which I have two ways of doing, I'll share the other one next time). Or if you simply want to clean up the edges of your eye makeup, then this is also a good trick.
- You might not see anything wrong on picture 1, but if you look closely, the darker shadow goes beyond the line where I drew my winged liner. You can go out with this look it is perfectly normal. However, if you want to put more emphasis on your winged liner, then grab your concealer and brush.
- Draw a line where you want to get that crisp winged look and blend your brush further down to make sure you erase any smudges from your eyeshadow.
- Finally, use your finger to blend your concealer to your skin. Tips: Remember to use your ring finger as explained on my previous post on concealing undereye circles.
Perfectly Defined Eyebrows
As I have mentioned on my post on how to define your brows, your brows are the most important part of your makeup. So, never disregard them because they are the ones that can pull off any looks you go for. Did I mention that concealer does not only create those clean and crisp lines below and above your brows, but also help cover up the tiny hair growth you have? In days when I am so lazy to shave or pluck any regrowth under my brows, this technique comes in handy.
- After filling in your brows with brow pencil/powder/pomade, grab your brush and dab it to your cream concealer.
- Following the natural shape and arch of your brows, draw a line on your top and lower brow line. If you overdraw the part where your brows start, use the excess concealer from your brush to lighten that part out. Tips: For covering hair re-growth, dab more concealer and build up the coverage as you desire.
- Using your ring finger, blend the concealer to your skin making sure there are no harsh edges or weird patches.
The picture below, shows a comparison of my defined and undefined look. Can you tell the subtle differences on the eyes and lips?
There you go, dolls. I hope I was clear enough. If you have questions, comments and suggestions for a next tutorial, please comment below.
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Always remember! Everyday is a day to doll up,
Gelie (Jelai) xoxo
